discriminatory thoughts? If I am free to think about discriminating doesn't that still allow the possibility, regardless of what the law says, for me to discriminate? Won't there always be discrimination as long as we can think freely about whatever we want? Won't there always be someone who acts out regardless of what the law says?
Isn't it hard to prove discrimination thus making it easier for those who do discriminate to get away with it even easier? Wouldn't that fact essentially allow people to get away with discrimination?
My argument:
Prejudicial/discriminatory thoughts don't always lead to discrimination.
But discrimination always comes from prejudicial thoughts.
If all this is true, and it is acknowledged that discrimination will always exist, then what is the point of continuing the 'fight against discrimination' since it will never be reduced to nothing? If it is to go as low as possible, then how low is that?
2007-09-12 14:04:04 · 8 answers · asked by Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse 2 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
You're pondering is intriguing, and you now realize why those in public office have lower IQ's than both of us.
The "fight" against discrimination is an illusion, just like the war on drugs is. Anti-Discrimination is sold to groups of people (blacks, natives, women, farmers etc) in the form of money handouts and priveleges in exchange for votes.
Unfortunately, our current systems re-enforces 'high levels' of unnatural discrimination by constantly hammering alleged groups with victim status, leading to "manifested" victim mindsets = which in turn create people with chips on their shoulders and "dependent mindsets."
Life is about discriminating, anything else is a lie. You choose girl A. because of a physical feature or personality trait you like. And so forth.
You answered your own question by realizing the game itself is contradictory, and nothing more than cash in exchange for votes.
2007-09-12 14:29:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 1⤋
NO - how can you possibly believe that electing a black American for president will automatically create an equal country? Affirmative Action is not a joke, it's not something to be taken lightly - it's sad that it still has to be in place - but until people stop discriminating against Americans that don't look just like them - Affirmative Action is still needed. And if people don't like Affirmative Action - do something about it - become more open-minded, get rid of the fear and ignorance you have of people that don't look like you. White people will say "I wasn't even born during slavery, black people are using that as an excuse" = well black Americans living today weren't born during slavery, why should they STILL be treated like second-class citizens? You can't have it both ways - you can either work to fix the problem or continue to complain about the problem = either way there is STILL a problem - hence Affirmative Action!
2016-04-04 17:57:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right - there is NO way to reduce something to zero. It is a mathematical impossibility - let me explain:
If plan "A" eliminates 90% of the discrimination in the world, there will still be 10% left. This is a great start, but there is still FAR too much hatred in the world.
So - plan "B" is created, which will ALSO reduce discrimination by 90%. 90% of this remaining 10% is 1% - so now only 1 in 100 people are hating.
It's getting better, but a plan "C" is STILL needed. This plan (and ALL others from now on) will once again reduce this by 90% - which leaves only 0.1% (1 in 1000) hate...
And so on - "D" would give 1/10000, "E" would give 1/100000, "F" would give 1 in a Million...
Eventually, you will reach a point that is less than 1 per the entire population of the planet - but this is STILL not ZERO.
2007-09-12 14:36:33 · answer #3 · answered by kr_toronto 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
The idea is to alleviate it as much as possible now, and work on changing attitudes for the future.
Think about how prevalent racism was a century ago. And one hundred years before that , most people thought that there was nothing wrong with slavery. Racism does still exist today, but I think that a lot fewer people are racist now, when compared to even fifty years ago.. Attitudes have changed, and society is better for it.
2007-09-12 18:11:10 · answer #4 · answered by wendy g 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You're right — it's just as plausible as a war on terror or a war on drugs. The best we can do is be on the lookout for those who might carry out dangerously discriminatory practices and stop them in their tracks.
2007-09-12 15:57:39 · answer #5 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The law protect the minority from getting kill and that is it. The law can not make people like or hire one another. That is life. A deer will hang out with deer, the zebra will hang out with other zebra, that just the way it is.
2007-09-12 16:10:31 · answer #6 · answered by gannoway 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Excellent question.
Well constructed and reasoned.
Goodness knows how low it will go.
Maybe the only way to break the logical pattern is to be illogical in our approach.
What do you think?
2007-09-12 18:11:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
unfortunately you're right. people who think those things need help.
2007-09-12 14:15:00 · answer #8 · answered by fishshogun 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋